Week of 9/26 Assignments :: What is a Manifesto and why is it important to write one?

Assignment: Students will generate experimental manifestos outside of class this week and post them below before our next class. (Share yours in the comments section below. You may want to write it out in a word processor first and then paste your input below.)

Remember, manifestos are public statements, posting yours here will suffice as public space.

According to merriam-webster.com : “a manifesto is written statement that describes the policies, goals, and opinions of a person or group” This is usually made public to hold one to their statements.”

1. An artist must create something everyday
2. An artist must keep an open mind about their works
3. An artist must always feel free
4. An artist should never make excuses to not create
5. An artist needs to be emotionally expressive
6. An artist must challenge their imagination
7. An artist must bring the unimaginable to life
8. It is the artist’s responsibility to share their vision with the world
9. An artist must be honest
10. An artist needs to be crazy about their own path

Present Manifesto by Sharon Papp
1. Begin each day with positivity, grounding, focus, breath, gratitude.
2. Believe in the goodness of humanity.
3. Trust and allow Divine information.
4. Set an intention, let it resonate, manifest.
5. Declutter the mind and let go of things that do not serve you. Offer these energies to the Universe with pure Love so that they may be recycled and transformed to new positivity.
6. Love yourself and love what you do so that you will experience happiness and be capable loving others fully.
7. Share experience, ideas, knowledge, wisdom, and passion.
8. Seek truth within your heart and accept it in your mind. Be truth so that your spirit can be free.
9. Rest, meditate, ask for help, LISTEN.
10. Appreciate nature and all living things.
11. Embrace change. Grow and transcend through transformation.
12. Have the courage to stand up for what you believe in.
13. You are Light and Love. You are kindness. You are connected to the Earth, Spirit, Universe. Practice reciprocity.
14. Dream, wonder, explore, live, radiate, be in the moment.
15. Look at the world through a child’s eyes.
16. Don’t let your dreams rust. Do something.
17. Breathe. Be aware of and pay attention to breath. It helps you find your center.
18. Spend time with positive people, family, friends, nature. It nourishes the soul.
19. End each day with prayer and gratitude for the richness of your life.

Be kind
Don’t forget to be the way you are
Acknowledge those around you
Give people the benefit of the doubt
Forgive, don’t hold grudges
Do something that matters
Don’t give up
Be curious, not judgmental (Walt Whitman)
Make the art work that YOU want to see
Be considerate of others’ perspectives
Accomplish something each day no matter how big or small
Give yourself a break then get back to work
Do not harm animals

Start each day with a grateful heart
Focus on the positive and the good you put out in the world
Always exercise your creative mind; make, make, make
Nothing worth having comes easy
Don’t keep your artwork locked up, let it out into this world
Doing things slowly makes you better and faster at doing them
It’s okay to cry when you feel something has profoundly moved you
Be here now

1. Listen fully.
2. Life is a forever long learning experience, be open every day to learn something new.
3. Every day is another day of growth.
4. Create what you want, everything has been done already.
5. One day at a time.
6. Trust in the process.
7. An artist must feel an overwhelming emotion to produce a strong work of art.
8. Don’t take life too seriously.
9. Don’t hold grudges, instead let go through your art.
10. Show your worth every single day.
11. Create artwork that viewers can feel in their soul so you can create a connection.
12. Embrace nostalgia.
13. Love unconditionally.
14. Always remember you are never better than anyone.
15. Look into a person’s eyes when you are having a conversation, no matter how difficult it may be.
16. Live in the present 120%, live every day to its fullest.
17. Don’t be distracted by technology. Sit and take in the world in its truest form, naturally.
18. Smell the air as you are walking, watch the movement in the leaves, and feel the breeze on your skin.
19. Be kind to everyone, everyone has their own journey that they bared.

1.Artists should dig themselves in depth to get inspiration
2.The attitude of life is still optimistic
3.The passion of life is still full
4.Beautiful life comes from a beautiful heart
5.Insist on doing one thing
6.To learn to silence, you can make the chaos of the heart, become clear
7.More focused on what you want to do, you will find more than the original income
8.With love to do things, with a grateful heart of life
9.Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared
10.Treat people to learn to give way, love a little more, life is very happy to live naturally
11.Things to start from their own heart
12.To be brave to create, to dare to fail